64.1% —
Higher than 65% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people whose highest year of school is Year 12 or equivalent.
Eastlakes · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Education & Qualifications in Eastlakes
How far people went at school, the qualifications they hold and what they studied.
A high school completion rate of 64.1% defines the educational profile of Eastlakes, which is well above the national figure. This area shows a strong trend toward higher learning, with more people finishing secondary school and holding university degrees than is typical for most similar areas.
Schooling
Highest year of school completed.
About 64.1% of residents finished Year 12, a figure well above the 58.8% national average. This is a higher rate of school completion than most other similar areas.
Highest year of school
View on map →In Eastlakes, Year 12 is the majority at 69%; Year 9 or below is next at 14%.
Qualifications
Post-school qualifications and degrees.
Higher education is common here, with 28.7% of adults holding a bachelor degree or higher. This is slightly above the Australian average and higher than most similar areas.
28.7% —
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of people aged 15+ whose highest qualification is a bachelor degree or above (incl. graduate and postgraduate).
Highest qualification level
View on map →In Eastlakes, the largest group is Bachelor degree at 39%, followed by Certificate III / IV (22%) and Advanced diploma / diploma (18%).
Field of study
What people studied.
The most common qualifications are in management and commerce at 22.8%, followed by engineering and related fields at 13.8% and society and culture at 11.3%.
Schools
Schools in the area and how many children they serve (ACARA).
Local schools have a school advantage score of 1,080, which is much higher than most areas. There are only two primary schools in the area, meaning there are fewer schools per 1,000 children than in most places.
2
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Number of schools in the area.
1.43
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools per 1,000 children aged under 15.
52
Higher than 88% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Schools serving the area — within 3 km of small areas, or inside larger ones. A measure of access (catchments overlap, so don't add it across areas).
762
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Total students enrolled across the area's schools.
381
Lower than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average enrolment per school in the area.
1,080
Higher than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Enrolment-weighted average ICSEA — an index of socio-educational advantage, centred near 1000 (context, not a quality ranking).
Schools serving Eastlakes
52 schools — 21,455 students, average ICSEA 1,102.
By sector: Government 28 · Catholic 16 · Independent 8
By type: Primary 34 · Secondary 10 · Combined 8
| Eastlakes Public School, Eastlakes | Government | Primary | 0.5 km | 154 | 1,046 |
| J J Cahill Memorial High School, Mascot | Government | Secondary | 0.9 km | 298 | 987 |
| St Therese Catholic Primary School, Mascot | Catholic | Primary | 1.0 km | 608 | 1,089 |
| Pagewood Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 1.3 km | 207 | 1,085 |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Daceyville | Catholic | Primary | 1.4 km | 371 | 1,104 |
| Hartford College, Daceyville | Independent | Combined | 1.5 km | 29 | 1,117 |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Rosebery | Catholic | Primary | 1.5 km | 150 | 1,112 |
| Gardeners Road Public School, Rosebery | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 393 | 1,058 |
| Mascot Public School, Mascot | Government | Primary | 1.6 km | 397 | 1,035 |
| Daceyville Public School, Daceyville | Government | Primary | 1.7 km | 126 | 1,029 |
| St Bernard's Catholic Primary School, Botany | Catholic | Primary | 1.9 km | 287 | 1,119 |
| Botany Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.0 km | 232 | 1,062 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart College, Kensington | Catholic | Secondary | 2.2 km | 702 | 1,083 |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School, Kensington | Catholic | Primary | 2.3 km | 412 | 1,145 |
| Green Square Public School, Zetlands | Government | Primary | 2.5 km | 107 | 1,122 |
| Corpus Christi College Maroubra, Maroubra | Catholic | Secondary | 2.5 km | 755 | 1,043 |
| Mount Sinai College, Maroubra | Independent | Primary | 2.5 km | 267 | 1,097 |
| Banksmeadow Public School, Botany | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 268 | 1,032 |
| Rainbow Street Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 2.6 km | 454 | 1,122 |
| Lycee Condorcet The International French School Of Sydney, Maroubra Junction | Independent | Combined | 2.7 km | 1,129 | 1,173 |
| Kensington Public School, Kensington | Government | Primary | 2.7 km | 381 | 1,120 |
| South Sydney High School, Maroubra | Government | Secondary | 2.7 km | 796 | 1,037 |
| Randwick High School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 2.8 km | 1,461 | 1,071 |
| Maroubra Junction Public School, Maroubra | Government | Primary | 2.9 km | 484 | 1,128 |
| Sydney Childrens Hospital School, Randwick | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | — | — |
| Yudi Gunyi School, Waterloo | Government | Combined | 3.0 km | 29 | 890 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Primary School, Maroubra Junction | Catholic | Primary | 3.2 km | 187 | 1,126 |
| Matraville Public School, Matraville | Government | Primary | 3.2 km | 222 | 1,046 |
| The Joseph Varga School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 3.3 km | 8 | 1,119 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Randwick | Catholic | Primary | 3.4 km | 472 | 1,160 |
| Brigidine College Randwick, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 851 | 1,114 |
| Marcellin College, Randwick | Catholic | Secondary | 3.4 km | 964 | 1,100 |
| Coogee Boys' Preparatory School, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.4 km | 102 | 1,165 |
| Claremont College, Randwick | Independent | Primary | 3.5 km | 265 | 1,201 |
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Primary School, Waterloo | Catholic | Primary | 3.5 km | 76 | 938 |
| Alexandria Park Community School, Alexandria | Government | Combined | 3.6 km | 1,313 | 1,052 |
| St Peters Public School, St Peters | Government | Primary | 3.6 km | 154 | 1,099 |
| Randwick Public School, Randwick | Government | Primary | 3.7 km | 853 | 1,155 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School Matraville, Matraville | Catholic | Primary | 3.7 km | 369 | 1,078 |
| Central Sydney Intensive English High School, Alexandria | Government | Secondary | 3.7 km | 142 | 1,037 |
| Centennial Park School, Randwick | Government | Secondary | 3.8 km | 53 | 1,055 |
| Coogee Public School, Coogee | Government | Primary | 3.9 km | 361 | 1,154 |
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Erskineville | Catholic | Primary | 4.0 km | 169 | 1,145 |
| Erskineville Public School, Erskineville | Government | Primary | 4.0 km | 334 | 1,155 |
| Emanuel School, Randwick | Independent | Combined | 4.1 km | 849 | 1,186 |
| South Coogee Public School, South Coogee | Government | Primary | 4.1 km | 376 | 1,095 |
| St Brigid's Catholic Primary School, Coogee | Catholic | Primary | 4.1 km | 205 | 1,159 |
| St Spyridon College, Maroubra | Independent | Combined | 4.2 km | 785 | 1,093 |
| Camdenville Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.2 km | 310 | 1,132 |
| St Pius' Catholic Primary School, Enmore | Catholic | Primary | 4.2 km | 121 | 1,100 |
| Newtown Public School, Newtown | Government | Primary | 4.4 km | 272 | 1,140 |
| Newtown High School of Performing Arts, Newtown | Government | Secondary | 4.5 km | 1,145 | 1,127 |
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Education & Qualifications in Eastlakes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/117011634/eastlakes/topic/education